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Here’s who did – and didn’t – end up filing for Congress in N.J.

April 4, 2022 6:14 pmApril 12, 2022 10:46 am

4 p.m. today marked the official end of candidate filing for this year’s federal elections in New Jersey, with 63 candidates submitting petitions to compete for major party nominations in the state’s 12 congressional districts. It’s possible that not all...

For off-the-line congressional candidates, March 31 is the most important day in the world

March 28, 2022 12:24 amMarch 29, 2022 11:49 am

As New Jersey’s annual avalanche of party conventions begins winding down, the frontrunners for the state’s 12 congressional districts are becoming increasingly clear. With near-universal backing from their party’s establishments, candidates like Democrat Tim Alexander in the 2nd district or...

Prempeh wins Bergen GOP line by landside 7-1 margin

March 23, 2022 11:32 pm

U.S. Air Force veteran Billy Prempeh won a landslide victory in his bid for the Republican nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 9th district, defeating Patrick Quinn, 154-20, an 89%-11% victory at tonight’s Bergen County Republican convention. Prempeh is seeking...

Dunn decides against congressional run

February 17, 2022 2:52 pmFebruary 17, 2022 2:57 pm

Assemblywoman Aura Dunn (R-Mendham), who had been publicly considering a campaign for Congress for the last month, announced today that she will not run for the 11th congressional district against Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) this year. “I will not be...

More than 60 candidates are running for Congress in N.J. How seriously should we take them?

February 4, 2022 4:49 pmFebruary 4, 2022 6:29 pm

With 4th quarter fundraising reports arriving at the beginning of this week, it’s finally possible to take a look at how New Jersey’s 2022 congressional races are shaping up. Among the more than 60 candidates running for Congress, of which...

Norcross, Pascrell, Watson Coleman in good financial shape for re-election

February 1, 2022 1:08 amFebruary 1, 2022 8:58 am

Three New Jersey Democrats with likely safe seats maintain huge fundraising advantages as they seek re-election in President Joe Biden’s mid-term elections. Rep. Donald Norcross (D-Camden) has $2,661,702 cash-on-hand. He raised $427,875 in the final three months of last year...

As 4th quarter ends, it’s crunch time for House challengers

December 14, 2021 1:34 pmDecember 15, 2021 10:01 am

This fundraising quarter – the 4th quarter, which runs from the beginning of October through the end of December – will make or break candidates running in the state’s competitive districts for the U.S. House of Representatives. That’s because by...